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Answer by Acccumulation for Can federal courts overturn state court decisions...

Any cause of action advanced at the federal level must have a federal basis, such federal law, the federal constitution, or general legal principles accepted by the federal courts. Simply asserting...

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No.Federal courts, when sitting in diversity jurisdiction,* are obligated to follow state law as articulated by state courts, as the Supreme Court ruled in Erie Railroad Company v. Tompkins. If there...

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Can federal courts overturn state court decisions on matters of state law?

If a state court rules, for example, that a particular state law is unconstitutional under the state constitution, can this decision be overturned by a federal court?

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